Ginny Ferrara

It is with sadness that the family of Ginny Ferrara announces her passing on Friday, March 22, 2025.

Ginny, née Virginia L. Cushman was born in Gardiner, Maine on March 23, 1940. She obtained her degree in English Secondary Education from the University of Maine (Orono).

She moved to Albuquerque and taught high school English for a few years before entering UNM Law School.

Ginny's law career spanned many decades and took her from a position in the Public Defender's office to Chief Disciplinary Counsel of the Disciplinary Board of the New Mexico Supreme Court. She was both well-known and highly respected in the law community.

Ginny loved numerous activities including traveling, reading, shopping and above all, spending time with her cats...of whom she had many over the years. She was also a talented skier and ice-skater and piano player.

Ginny was preceded in death by her parents, Parker and Bertha (née Carter) Cushman and her former husband, A.J. Ferrara.

She leaves behind two children, Amy Joseph and her husband, William (Genevieve), of Charlotte, North Carolina and Justin Ferrara and his wife, Lindsay (Dylan and Bryson) of Saratoga, New York.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Humane Society of Albuquerque, NM.